Picking Up Bargain Shirts

Picking up bargain shirts is something that we all love to do from time to time. First of all, a short apology for being away from this blog for a few months, but there just wasn't time for me and that's all I'm gonna say on the subject! My last post Affordable Designer Shirts, looked at designer brand shirts, so now I'm going to look at bargain shirts!

Whoa Edwyn, wait a goddam minute! You don't own a single cheap shirt so what in blazes are you going to talk about here?

Well, I said bargain shirts, not cheap! And yep, you won't find a single cheap shirt anywhere in my wardrobe and if anyone gives me one as a present, it gets used to clean the car with! I'm a stickler for good shirts and I'll always stick by that. But that doesn't mean I'm stupid enough to pass by a true bargain!

A true bargain is when you come across a good shirt that is being sold for less than its regular price. Now, I know that often, when you see a bargain shirt on sale, it can be a fake or knock off or whatever you want to call it, but sometimes there are true gems hiding in amongst the trash!

You just got to know how to spot them. Well, it ain't easy if you've been spending your whole life wearing cheap shirts, because you are not going be able to tell the difference. But as I've always worn good quality shirts, I can tell usually just by looking but sometimes I need to check the cloth by touch. That'll tell you a whole story on its own, like its quality and workmanship.

You'll see good stitching and good finishing on a real quality shirt,whereas a cheap one will have scruffy stitching, loose threads and poor finishing work. The material will feel quality or it'll feel cheap. I can't put that into any better words, as its just something you'll know when you feel two shirts together, one quality the other cheap.

I don't look for designer names, as that's no true guarantee that you have a genuine quality shirt. That's because the Chinese or whatever sweat shop that produced the knock off will have an authentic looking label to sew into the collar to fool the unwary. So you got to look at quality cloth, quality stitching and quality finishing like well sewn buttons and button holes, that kinda thing.

Hope that sets you straight folks,

See you next time

Edwyn
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